James C. Cobb, State Director and Geologist Kentucky Geological Survey UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CATALOG OF HYDROLOGIC UNITS IN KENTUCKY Daniel I. Carey 2003 CONTENTS HYDROLOGIC UNITS.............................................................................................................................................................................4 Ohio River Basin - Region 05 (38,080 sq. mi.)..........................................................................................................................................5 Big Sandy River Basin - Subregion 0507 (2,290 sq. mi.) ......................................................................................................................5 Big Sandy River - Accounting Unit 050702 (2,290 sq. mi.)...........................................................................................................5 Big Sandy River - Catalog Unit 05070201 (478 sq. mi.) ..............................................................................................................5 Upper Levisa Fork - Catalog Unit 05070202 (359 sq. mi.).........................................................................................................7 Levisa Fork - Catalog Unit 05070203 (1,116 sq. mi.)...............................................................................................................12 Big Sandy River, Blaine Creek - Catalog Unit 05070204 (337 sq. mi.).......................................................................................18 Tygarts Creek, Little Sandy River, and Ohio River - Subregion 0509 (2,320 sq. mi.).........................................................................20 Tygarts Creek, Little Sandy River, and Ohio River - Accounting Unit 050901 (1,164 sq. mi.) ......................................................20 Ohio River, Tygarts Creek - Catalog Unit 05090103 (438 sq. mi.)..........................................................................................20 Little Sandy River- Catalog Unit 05090104 (726 sq. mi.)............................................................................................................23 Areas along the Ohio River - Accounting Unit 050902 (1,158 sq. mi.) ...........................................................................................27 Ohio River, Kinniconick Creek - Catalog Unit 05090201 (768 sq. mi.) ......................................................................................27 Ohio River, Gunpowder Creek - Catalog Unit 05090203 (390 sq. mi.)...................................................................................31 Kentucky River and Licking River - Subregion 0510 (10,685 sq. mi.)................................................................................................33 Licking River - Accounting Unit 051001 (3,710 sq. mi.).................................................................................................................33 Licking River - Catalog Unit 05100101 (2784 sq. mi.).............................................................................................................33 South Fork Licking River - Catalog Unit 05100102 (928 sq. mi.) ..........................................................................................46 Kentucky River- Accounting Unit 051002 (6,975 sq. mi.) ..............................................................................................................49 North Fork Kentucky River - Catalog Unit 05100201 (1,335 sq. mi.)......................................................................................49 Middle Fork Kentucky River- Catalog Unit 05100202 (560 sq. mi.) ......................................................................................60 South Fork Kentucky River - Catalog Unit 05100203 (750 sq. mi.)........................................................................................63 Kentucky River, Red River - Catalog Unit 05100204 (1,085 sq. mi.).......................................................................................69 Lower Kentucky River- Catalog Unit 05100205 (3,245 sq. mi.).............................................................................................75 Green River - Subregion 0511 (8,810 sq. mi.) .....................................................................................................................................87 Green River - Accounting Unit 051100 (8,810 sq. mi.) ...................................................................................................................87 Upper Green River - Catalog Unit 05110001 (3,137 sq. mi.) ..................................................................................................87 Barren River - Catalog Unit 05110002 (1,853 sq. mi.) .............................................................................................................98 Green River, Mud River - Catalog Unit 05110003 (1,026 sq. mi.)........................................................................................103 Rough River - Catalog Unit 05110004 (1,077 sq. mi.)............................................................................................................107 Lower Green River - Catalog Unit 05110005 (919 sq. mi.)....................................................................................................111 Pond River - Catalog Unit 05110006 (798 sq. mi.).................................................................................................................113 Cumberland River Basin - Subregion 0513 (7,220 sq. mi.) ...............................................................................................................115 Upper Cumberland River - Accounting Unit 051301 (5,180 sq. mi.) ............................................................................................115 Upper Cumberland River - Catalog Unit 05130101 (2,000 sq. mi.)........................................................................................115 Rockcastle River - Unit 05130102 (764 sq. mi.) ...................................................................................................................128 Cumberland River - Catalog Unit 05130103 (1,849 sq. mi.)...................................................................................................132 South Fork Cumberland River - Catalog Unit 05130104 (405 sq. mi.)...................................................................................140 Dale Hollow Lake - Catalog Unit 05130105 (165 sq. mi.) .....................................................................................................142 Lower Cumberland River - Accounting Unit 051302 (2,040 sq. mi.)............................................................................................143 Cumberland River, Barkley Lake - Catalog Unit 05130205 (1,350 sq. mi.) ..........................................................................143 Lower Cumberland River, Red River - Catalog Unit 05130206 (690 sq. mi.) ........................................................................147 Salt R., Rolling Fork R., Tradewater R., Lower Ohio R. - Subregion 0514 (6,755 sq. mi.) ..............................................................148 Salt R., Rolling Fork R., and Ohio River - Accounting Unit 051401 (4,155 sq. mi.) ....................................................................148 Ohio River, Little Kentucky, Harrod's Creek - Catalog Unit 05140101 (585 sq. mi.) ...............................................................148 Salt River - Catalog Unit 05140102 (1,470 sq. mi.)..............................................................................................................151 Rolling Fork River - Catalog Unit 05140103 (1,450 sq. mi.) .................................................................................................156 Ohio River, Sinking Creek - Catalog Unit 05140104 (650 sq. mi.) ........................................................................................161 Tradewater River, Ohio River - Accounting Unit 051402 (2,600 sq. mi.) .....................................................................................162 Ohio River, Blackford Creek - Catalog Unit 05140201 (405 sq. mi.)..................................................................................162 Ohio River, Highland Creek - Catalog Unit 05140202 (465 sq. mi.)...................................................................................164 Ohio River, Deer Creek - Catalog Unit 05140203 (461 sq. mi.) ............................................................................................165 Tradewater River - Catalog Unit 05140205 (943 sq. mi.) .......................................................................................................167 Ohio River, Massac Creek - Catalog Unit 05140206 (326 sq. mi.) ........................................................................................170 Tennessee River Basin - Region 06 (1,040 sq. mi.) ...............................................................................................................................171 Lower Tennessee River - Subregion 0604 (1,040 sq. mi.) .................................................................................................................171 Lower Tennessee River - Accounting Unit 060400 (1,040 sq. mi.)...............................................................................................171 Tennessee River, Kentucky Lake - Catalog Unit 06040005 (362 sq. mi.) ..............................................................................171